Paraparaumu

Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu Beach and the adjoining village of Raumati are on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island. Wikivoyage

Population 30,100 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in New Zealand

• 111AnyAll emergencies

Visas and entry What your passport needs for New Zealand

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• World War I Memorial Memorial · 320 m
• Paraparaumu War Memorial Memorial · 720 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Japanese 1
• Mediterranean 1
• Chicken 1
• Burger 1

All 4 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Kaitawa Reserve 640 m across 780 m
• Paraparaumu Domain 420 m across 910 m
• Te Roto Wetlands 590 m across 1.5 km
• Kaitawa Reserve 200 m across 1.2 km

Getting around

• Paraparaumu 270 m
• Whareroa Beach 5.5 km

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